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the more traffic they can drive through facebook by getting you to search through facebook, getting you to download music and video through facebook, the more they will know about you. >> it is a delivery service. my question is, when we have these things that go out for offerings, how much of it is real and how much of it is just betting on some future that you have to be defined? >> i think we are in a different era than in 1999 where people would be willing to take a company public that was vague and february land. nowadays the business model is fairly mature by the time it get to this process, so, there is a lot of controversial over what facebook is worth. everybody agrees it is a real business and it makes money, although its future is not certain. >> there are a lot of fly by night companies, like amazon, if you had invested a $1 at the i, o, -- ipo, it is worth $150 now. there are successful and dubious idea that is are successful and dramatically so. >> is this a health i way for our economy in the bay area to be hanging its placement on? or is it a roll of the dice? >> i think
the more traffic they can drive through facebook by getting you to search through facebook, getting you to download music and video through facebook, the more they will know about you. >> it is a delivery service. my question is, when we have these things that go out for offerings, how much of it is real and how much of it is just betting on some future that you have to be defined? >> i think we are in a different era than in 1999 where people would be willing to take a company...
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>> kristen ayers on the graffiti artist that took a gamble on facebook. >> when facebook goes public, it will create hundreds of instant millionaires. including david cho. seven years ago, the graffiti artist turned down thousands of dollars in cash for painting pueriles in palo alto. up stead, he was paid in stock. the new york times reports he will be worth $200 million. now it's not entirely a rags to riches story. his pieces go for $50,000. when the directors of the movie, the social network, wanted to recreate the mural, they couldn't afford him. it's not the first time we heard of a deal like this in silicon valley. >> a lot of companies are going to offer you stock. how about options and an okay paycheck? that's the old formula. >> it denneds to work for if he cans. you know, great valuable stock one day. >> google's masseuse made millions when she cashed in her shares. >> i wanted $45 an hour and i wanted options. they like me, so i guess they said yes. >> it may mean he gets to achieve his dream. he wants to retire early and paint the great wall of china. >> not the great wal
>> kristen ayers on the graffiti artist that took a gamble on facebook. >> when facebook goes public, it will create hundreds of instant millionaires. including david cho. seven years ago, the graffiti artist turned down thousands of dollars in cash for painting pueriles in palo alto. up stead, he was paid in stock. the new york times reports he will be worth $200 million. now it's not entirely a rags to riches story. his pieces go for $50,000. when the directors of the movie, the...
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also on twitter and on facebook, telling me that you have the gusty winds that are wrapping up now. we do have the wind advisory in most of effect for the pay area. there's your morning compute had. now, please give yourself ample apt of time tomorrow. leaving us with just the scattered showers afternoon. that's as they become that morning commute. over an inch here and nearly three quarters of an inch. certainly that had cause the pounding on the roadways as the big beautiful system will be moving through very rapidly. extended it forecast, transition day on wednesday that leads us to nothing, but sunny skies, warmer temperatures on thursday, which is your pinpoint forecast. >>> well, the reference companies are based in the midwest and they have some implying undertones of washington, d.c. >>> but the park says that the half time nfl ads were shot right here in the bay area as we talked to the local feature in the most talk about commercial from the super bowl. the two are teaming up for a service that hasn't been named yet. it will offer >>> it seems like netflix has new competit
also on twitter and on facebook, telling me that you have the gusty winds that are wrapping up now. we do have the wind advisory in most of effect for the pay area. there's your morning compute had. now, please give yourself ample apt of time tomorrow. leaving us with just the scattered showers afternoon. that's as they become that morning commute. over an inch here and nearly three quarters of an inch. certainly that had cause the pounding on the roadways as the big beautiful system will be...
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. >> i can imagine this happening without facebook and twitter. >> doctors performed the transplant on friday. the social media campaign inspired about 10,000 people to register as potential bone marrow donors. >> the united states is on track to record the second warmest winter in decades. the directives gripped and adeptly cold snap. what is going on and? >> on the national mall they have been playing frisbee on t- shirts and shorts. >> are you surprised to see the blooming this time of year? >> i am. >> she's the us director of botanic gardens. >> was even starting to grow and expand and then they go on hold. >> last month was the warmest january on record. and, the mild winter is caused by some of the arctic oscillation which moves the high-speed winds known as the jet stream and south. >> the jet stream can be thought of as the dividing line between colder air to the north and warmer air to the south. as long as the jet stream remains worth of its normal position, much of the us will remain with voucher temperatures. >> but it's turned to the south, subjecting it to its deepest fr
. >> i can imagine this happening without facebook and twitter. >> doctors performed the transplant on friday. the social media campaign inspired about 10,000 people to register as potential bone marrow donors. >> the united states is on track to record the second warmest winter in decades. the directives gripped and adeptly cold snap. what is going on and? >> on the national mall they have been playing frisbee on t- shirts and shorts. >> are you surprised to see...
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the message spread through twitter and facebook and they have been popping up all over the country and canada. >>> st. marys can stand alone in the conference and danica wrecks again. plus an 11 car crash on the final lap. that's next. morning... he will undergo n m-r-i tomorr >>> scott sizemore suffer ad knee injury this morning. start the clock. college hoops senior night, us f led by one at the half and st. marys would not be denied the first conference title since 1989. they won 67-60. the road trip can't end soon enough for the sharks. nashville wins 6-2 and lost six of eight and the goalie was pulled in the first period. >>> fourth round the championship, rory at least -- lee westwood and mark wilson advance to the semi finals if mcilroy wins, they will take over the number one ranking. >>> danica started off in the poll position to finish in 38th after another crash. curt bush had the lead on the final lead when he got mixed-up in an 11 car wreck and with the big names in trouble, james busher has a clear shot to the finish line for the first win and that was danica's second rac
the message spread through twitter and facebook and they have been popping up all over the country and canada. >>> st. marys can stand alone in the conference and danica wrecks again. plus an 11 car crash on the final lap. that's next. morning... he will undergo n m-r-i tomorr >>> scott sizemore suffer ad knee injury this morning. start the clock. college hoops senior night, us f led by one at the half and st. marys would not be denied the first conference title since 1989....
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facebook, twitter, youtube, all of that stuff, it's like a sea of things now instead of getting 300 resume's for a job, you might get 300,000. >> so your static for you. harder to get a job at starbucks if you apply than to get into harvard. more selective. one of the things i talk about when i'm with job hunters is you need to break out of this system where you think i get jobs by sending my resume' in on a big stack because most of the jobs actually get filled in what's called hidden job market which is before there is announcement when people aren't even sure they need to hire someone comes into their life and says, you know what? here is what i can do, wow, we will make a job for you. >> you like the idea of going into someplace where there is no opening and you pitch an idea or you go someplace and you say whether it's starbucks and go, gee, they aren't doing this, why don't they do this and go in there every day and missing that thing and you go and pitch the element or that this thing that you got to the person in power to hire. >> that can bring you a big way forward. let me give you
facebook, twitter, youtube, all of that stuff, it's like a sea of things now instead of getting 300 resume's for a job, you might get 300,000. >> so your static for you. harder to get a job at starbucks if you apply than to get into harvard. more selective. one of the things i talk about when i'm with job hunters is you need to break out of this system where you think i get jobs by sending my resume' in on a big stack because most of the jobs actually get filled in what's called hidden...
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the message spreads through twitter and facebook. the cash mobs are popping up all over the country. and in canada. very cool idea. i bet you probably have to wait a long line a long time unless they are expecting a huge influx. >> all right, around here we were waiting for some rain. jim says that it is on the way. >> we like to have some rain. we will see if you like showers here. mostly cold air moving into the bay area late this afternoon into tomorrow. it will chill things out especially from our record setting pace of last week where we saw upper 70s to low 80s. back down into seasonal norms now. we are talking mid- to upper 50s today. cooler yet tomorrow and a cold start to the day here with temperatures below freezing for moderate chop of the north and east bay here. upper 20s and low 30s. right now looking at a bit of warm up in the mid- to upper 30s for the cooler locations at the bay, mid- to low 40s for veil on your -- vail at clear and dry conditions. increasing clouds through the day and a chance for showers as mentione
the message spreads through twitter and facebook. the cash mobs are popping up all over the country. and in canada. very cool idea. i bet you probably have to wait a long line a long time unless they are expecting a huge influx. >> all right, around here we were waiting for some rain. jim says that it is on the way. >> we like to have some rain. we will see if you like showers here. mostly cold air moving into the bay area late this afternoon into tomorrow. it will chill things out...
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to cross-talk facebook's i.p.o. i'm joined by jay ritter in gainesville he's a professor of finance at the university of florida and in toronto we cross to peter leeds he's a financial analyst and publisher of the peter leeds newsletter or a gentleman cross-talk rules in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want and i really very much encourage it if i could go to peter leeds in toronto on the face of it is this going to be a good party good i.p.o. will be successful and is it a good long term investment. this for me on the show peter i think first the price is going to go up i think it'll be successful i.p.o. on first glance but then you're going to have to look at the valuation ratios you know it's going to one hundred times earnings twenty five times revenues that's way too high we think a lot of people are going to jump into it just because it is facebook everything is going to other price further and at the end of the day this start over time will start coming back down jay what do you think about that
to cross-talk facebook's i.p.o. i'm joined by jay ritter in gainesville he's a professor of finance at the university of florida and in toronto we cross to peter leeds he's a financial analyst and publisher of the peter leeds newsletter or a gentleman cross-talk rules in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want and i really very much encourage it if i could go to peter leeds in toronto on the face of it is this going to be a good party good i.p.o. will be successful and is it a good...
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facebook. i never have i never actually dressed your guests last point in. it in the very you know you could be on facebook and it's tracking what you like and what you do at work somebody walks by and sees you want to facebook on your monitor and on the side is a whole bunch of ads that are going to be related to what you like you might not want that person to know that you are interested in overseas vacations or whatever it may be and so there's a bit of a privacy breach there i think because it's going to put ads that are appropriate to what you've been looking at on your facebook page for people to walk by and see ok gentlemen we're going to go to a short break and after that short break we'll continue our discussion on face state. and. see. from los angeles to chicago to birmingham twenty trauma centers have closed since two thousand severe problem is not enough in patient beds not enough earth emergency department beds and not enough nurses those that to take care of all the people who ar
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facebook. i never have i never enjoyed dressed your guests last point in. it in the very you know you could be on facebook is tracking what you like and what you do at work somebody walks by and sees you want facebook on your monitor and on the side is a whole bunch of ads that are going to be related to what you like you might not want that person to know that you are interested in overseas vacations or whatever it may be and so there's a bit of a privacy breach there i think because it's going to put ads that are appropriate to what you're looking at on your facebook page for people to walk by and see ok gentlemen we're going to go to a short break and after that short break we'll continue our discussion on facebook state park. and. see. well into the future science technology innovation all the latest developments from around russia we've got the future covered. wealthy british style. that's not on. the. market why not. come to find out what's really happening to the global economy with monk
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so that is compared to facebook in terms of being the facebook of china. also renren, that's another we mentioned before. having run up into the facebook filing. that stock is higher in the after-hours session by more than 3%. all right. let's move on here. interpublic group has what a lot of others want right now. that is a slice of facebook. it sold half of its holdings ahead of the filing. michael roth is with us now. also has another event coming up. that would be the super bowl. pete, turn off your phone. good to see you. you made a $5 million investment back in 2006. you sold half of it not that long ago. august of 2011 for $133 million. that's a fantastic return. but at that time you saw what facebook -- you probably had a good glimpse as to what facebook was going to be. what it was going to do in terms of going public. why did you choose to sell at that time? >> we're not a mutual fund. when we made our investment in facebook, it was for strategic reasons. we wanted to learn something about facebook. there's this new entity out there. how can we h
so that is compared to facebook in terms of being the facebook of china. also renren, that's another we mentioned before. having run up into the facebook filing. that stock is higher in the after-hours session by more than 3%. all right. let's move on here. interpublic group has what a lot of others want right now. that is a slice of facebook. it sold half of its holdings ahead of the filing. michael roth is with us now. also has another event coming up. that would be the super bowl. pete, turn...
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he says the facebook growth story is still in its early days. >> what's exciting about facebook is they haven't really pushed the gas on driving revenue. they're doing pretty traditional ads right now. they know they can try new things. and they can really try to push it harder. and they're not yet. >> reporter: even so, skeptics say facebook's stock is just not worth the risk. >> there's going to be a lot of advertisers that are already there. and more advertisers that are going to come. but the question is, of course, whether that can grow sufficiently to justify paying 50-times next year's earnings. >> reporter: what do you think? >> i think it's too much. it's the law of large numbers. the 800 million people on the 7 billion person globe here, that really like facebook, are already there. facebook would come back and tell you they've got all sorts of potential for data mining. there's more than advertising that can be done. you learn about all these users. that can be sold to all sorts of companies. that can raise privacy concerns. >> reporter: privacy remains a huge concern for som
he says the facebook growth story is still in its early days. >> what's exciting about facebook is they haven't really pushed the gas on driving revenue. they're doing pretty traditional ads right now. they know they can try new things. and they can really try to push it harder. and they're not yet. >> reporter: even so, skeptics say facebook's stock is just not worth the risk. >> there's going to be a lot of advertisers that are already there. and more advertisers that are...
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facebook is at that point now. still, internet analyst tom forte says if the deal is unique, and facebook just might be, then the timing shouldn't matter. >> maybe you could make an argument that, late last year when linkedin and some other companies came out, there would've been an opportunity for them to maybe get the most price or the most value. but, i think it's still a very good time, and when you're a great company there's a lot of environments that are suitable for coming public. >> reporter: and, of course, if the facebook i.p.o. does live up to all the hype, it just might give a boost to the overall u.s. stock market or, in facebook lingo, "friend" it. suzanne pratt, "nightly business report," new york. >> tom: rick munarriz is the senior technology analyst for the "motley fool." rick, facebook has seen some amazing growth and we got the official numbers with this ipo registration today. take a look at the growth numbers we saw, just the top line, the revenue, from 153 million in sales in 2007, 700 plus m
facebook is at that point now. still, internet analyst tom forte says if the deal is unique, and facebook just might be, then the timing shouldn't matter. >> maybe you could make an argument that, late last year when linkedin and some other companies came out, there would've been an opportunity for them to maybe get the most price or the most value. but, i think it's still a very good time, and when you're a great company there's a lot of environments that are suitable for coming public....
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. >> if you guys were the inventors of facebook, you'd have invented facebook. >> the real mark vowed he would never see the film. on opening day, he changed his mind. >> we took the whole company to go see the movie. >> took the whole company. >> i mean, i actually thought it was pretty fun. >> but i guess my question is, was it hard to watch for you? >> in watching it, it's pretty interesting to see what parts they got right and what parts they got wrong. i think that they got every single t-shirt that they had the mark zuckerberg character wearing right. i think i actually own those t-shirts. >> come on. >> and they got sandals right and all that. >> [laughs] but i mean, there are hugely basic things that they got wrong too. i mean, they made it seem like my whole motivation for building facebook was so i could get girls, right? and they completely left out the fact that my girlfriend and i have been dating since before i started facebook, right? so i'm not just, like-- >> wait, what? say that again. the girl--your current girlfriend, you were dating back then during the time of th
. >> if you guys were the inventors of facebook, you'd have invented facebook. >> the real mark vowed he would never see the film. on opening day, he changed his mind. >> we took the whole company to go see the movie. >> took the whole company. >> i mean, i actually thought it was pretty fun. >> but i guess my question is, was it hard to watch for you? >> in watching it, it's pretty interesting to see what parts they got right and what parts they got...
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ahead facebook pulls the trigger. a look at what is revealed today in the stock filing. >> you're seeing birth control pill. there has been a major mix up with one brand that could lead to pregnancy scares for women taking it. >> and michael finney taking your questions through his facebook and twitter pages and will answer them here, live in just a little bit. you can contact michael on twitter and facebook.com/michael finney abc 7. >> taking a look at traffic now if you're heading south, smooth going right now. there is a different story for folks heading east. stay with us. the news continues right after this. -dad, why e you getting that? -that's my cereal. is there a prize in there? oh, there's prize, all right. is it a robot? no. is it a jet plane? nope. is it a dinosaur? [ laughs ] [ male announcer ] inside every box of heart healthy cheerios are the great tasting little o's made from carefully selected oats that can help lower cholesterol. stickers? uh-uh. a perhero? ♪ kinda. [ male announcer ] and we think
ahead facebook pulls the trigger. a look at what is revealed today in the stock filing. >> you're seeing birth control pill. there has been a major mix up with one brand that could lead to pregnancy scares for women taking it. >> and michael finney taking your questions through his facebook and twitter pages and will answer them here, live in just a little bit. you can contact michael on twitter and facebook.com/michael finney abc 7. >> taking a look at traffic now if you're...
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. >>> secret facebook millionaire. he just was $200 million richer, after he took shares instead of cash, for these edgy murals. tonight, he tags the town with barbara walters. >>> and sexy stretching. one of yoga's more stimulating benefits. this book says it can improve your sex life. and there's millions who agree. the new wave of sexy yoga, focusing on the erotic energy. >> announcer: from the global resources of abc news, with terry moran, cynthia mcfadden, and bill weir in new york city, this is "nightline," february 9th, 2012. >>> good evening. i'm terry moran. religious refugees. now adays there's no sense in hitching up a wagon to get a congregation. it's gone online. tonight, we meet a man, an online preacher with an unorthodox message. here's abc's neal karlinsky for our series, "faith matters." >> what if i told you, jesus came to abolish religion. his rap has been viewed 19,000 times. it is a slickly produced youtube video, from a guy no one had heard of. a 22-year-old born-again christian, who makes the p
. >>> secret facebook millionaire. he just was $200 million richer, after he took shares instead of cash, for these edgy murals. tonight, he tags the town with barbara walters. >>> and sexy stretching. one of yoga's more stimulating benefits. this book says it can improve your sex life. and there's millions who agree. the new wave of sexy yoga, focusing on the erotic energy. >> announcer: from the global resources of abc news, with terry moran, cynthia mcfadden, and bill...
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and facebook has it. so we think we're early innings and very excited about it. >> rob, would you venture in to facebook if indeed you had the chance? >> sue, i agree with chris that we're in the early innings here, but you look at the ipos from last year, two-thirds of them are under water. there's going to be a lot of hype in this ipo. i think investors are going to be able to buy facebook at a cheaper price than the ipo price. i'd wait. i would go for more established companies in tech like apple. >> all right. chris, what about google? i mean, you know, we posed the question yesterday in our afternoon meeting of one of our producers did about whether or not facebook in essence might make google obsolete if indeed they start to do some of the same things in a big way that google is doing? >> that's a good question. i actually take the other side of this. i think google is actually going to be shown to be in a very good relative state. last year google grew revenues over 30%. doesn't look like that's a
and facebook has it. so we think we're early innings and very excited about it. >> rob, would you venture in to facebook if indeed you had the chance? >> sue, i agree with chris that we're in the early innings here, but you look at the ipos from last year, two-thirds of them are under water. there's going to be a lot of hype in this ipo. i think investors are going to be able to buy facebook at a cheaper price than the ipo price. i'd wait. i would go for more established companies...
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that require facebook it makes it hard for people not to use facebook. >> reporter: and that is facebook's goal, to become the place on the internet that people must use to connect with friend and businesses. everything users do on facebook adds to a detailed personal profile that facebook then sells to businesses searching for just the right customer. while some worry about privacy, that hasn't stopped more than 800 million around the world from posting their profiles on facebook. >> it keeps me in touch with everybody. like, i can find them online whenever i want because everybody's on facebook all the time. >> reporter: increasingly, facebook offers one place to do it all-- from sharing photos to shopping. the social network doesn't want to be just a stopover on the internet, it wants to be the destination users never leave. john blackstone, cbs news, san francisco. >> pelley: american airlines said today it plans to cut 15% of its work force. that's about 13,000 jobs. from pilots to baggage handlers. the company declared bankruptcy in november. the job cuts are part of a restructuring
that require facebook it makes it hard for people not to use facebook. >> reporter: and that is facebook's goal, to become the place on the internet that people must use to connect with friend and businesses. everything users do on facebook adds to a detailed personal profile that facebook then sells to businesses searching for just the right customer. while some worry about privacy, that hasn't stopped more than 800 million around the world from posting their profiles on facebook....
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but for now, facebook is riding high. we learned tonight 27-year-old founder mark zuckerburg owns about 28% of the company. he is the largest single shareholder with the company and with this ipo his net worth could climb to about $28 billion. >> as they say, only in america. kate snow, thanks for starting us off tonight with that. >>> now we turn to the presidential campaign trail. today mitt romney's victory lap after his big win in florida last night went wrong when critics on both sides of the political aisle jumped all over him for a badly-worded remark. our report from the trail tonight from nbc's peter alexander. >> what a welcome, thank you! >> reporter: energized by his resounding florida victory, he rallied supporters in minnesota, where votes will be cast tuesday. >> we elected president obama to lead. he chose to follow and now it's time for him to get out of the way. >> reporter: it was this comment in an interview on cnn that started a firestorm of criticism. >> i'm not concerned about the very poor. we have
but for now, facebook is riding high. we learned tonight 27-year-old founder mark zuckerburg owns about 28% of the company. he is the largest single shareholder with the company and with this ipo his net worth could climb to about $28 billion. >> as they say, only in america. kate snow, thanks for starting us off tonight with that. >>> now we turn to the presidential campaign trail. today mitt romney's victory lap after his big win in florida last night went wrong when critics on...
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jim cramer said in terms of facebook you cannot create another facebook. it's a one in a million idea. groupon, however, not so much. >> yeah, maybe. look, they've got 80,000 merchants that they've worked with. and they've got over 100 million people on their e-mail distribution list. that would take anybody a long time to build up. a couple years. they at least have poll position in the space. doesn't mean they don't screw it up but they have poll position in the space. you've seen facebook out of that market. you haven't seen amazon have that much success in that market. the evidence is on consolidation towards groupon. in the daily deals business, they look pretty good. >> bill, i would like to bring thoughts relate today what mark has to say. >> well, for me, you know, the certainly the leader in the space. i think the question is, you know, relates to what mark said about can you get to a 30% operating margin? so just how good is the business? there's the key trick question as to why the others are leaving the business, is it that groupon's dominating
jim cramer said in terms of facebook you cannot create another facebook. it's a one in a million idea. groupon, however, not so much. >> yeah, maybe. look, they've got 80,000 merchants that they've worked with. and they've got over 100 million people on their e-mail distribution list. that would take anybody a long time to build up. a couple years. they at least have poll position in the space. doesn't mean they don't screw it up but they have poll position in the space. you've seen...
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thanks to stock options, hundreds of facebook employees will be millionaires on paper the day facebook sells stock to the public. >> this one's going to range, start off at -- >> reporter: they're not the only people who will reap the ipo rewards. stevens creek lexus is actually bringing more new cars into the showroom in anticipation of facebook investors spending some of their newfound wealth. >> we've got certain employees coming in buying the $35,000, $40,000 cars and their bosses that tend to come in and buy the $50,000 to $70,000 cars then have the ceos, cfos, ctos coming in buying the big boy cars like the one here, the $80,000, all the way up to $120,000. >> facebook is going to take us to the next level. >> reporter: up the peninsula a bit, a real estate agent is preparing for an ipo boost. he says facebook employees are calling him up trying to outbid each other for million-dollar homes. >> we already have sellers and agents preparing to get their homes on the market so they can take advantage and capitalize on these newfound millionaires. >> reporter: it's what we in silicon
thanks to stock options, hundreds of facebook employees will be millionaires on paper the day facebook sells stock to the public. >> this one's going to range, start off at -- >> reporter: they're not the only people who will reap the ipo rewards. stevens creek lexus is actually bringing more new cars into the showroom in anticipation of facebook investors spending some of their newfound wealth. >> we've got certain employees coming in buying the $35,000, $40,000 cars and...
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facebook gets about 30% of that. that is a growing business for facebook. we're sure to hear more about that. we'll be looking for that. >> we'll certainly go back to you as it develops. julia boorstin. we'll go to bull and bear on the company and get per speck tick. breaking right now, over to you, herb. >> maria, green mountain reported beat on the top and bottom lines. which the bulls have expected. the company did lower guidance for the next quarter. and on the earnings. and has a gain in sales of about 45% to 50%, after 100% this past quarter. also interestingly enough, i was looking down here, inventories are a key part of this story, increased to $600 million from $269 million a year ago. what's interesting is among in the finished goods category, 66% of the increase is due to k-cup packs on hand. that's a big concern. the stock currently closed and halted and will reopen at 4:30. >> thank you so much, herb. we'll get back to you as the stock opens and we get more information there. as wall street is gearing up for the facebook upcoming ipo filing, w
facebook gets about 30% of that. that is a growing business for facebook. we're sure to hear more about that. we'll be looking for that. >> we'll certainly go back to you as it develops. julia boorstin. we'll go to bull and bear on the company and get per speck tick. breaking right now, over to you, herb. >> maria, green mountain reported beat on the top and bottom lines. which the bulls have expected. the company did lower guidance for the next quarter. and on the earnings. and has...
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facebook profiles and they give facebook all the status, facebook uses that data to make lucrative advertising products. and they're selling like hot cakes. it's a big threat to everybody else and internet advertising. so that's why i think they're going to be around for a while. >> what's the sudden bumper crop of young -- sorry, carla. what's this bumper crop of young millionaires going to mean to the bay area? >> i think you said it, young millionaires. these shareholders skew young, younger than google, younger than apple. some of these, most of these engineers i would say, i would say on average they're in their mid-20s. some of them younger. and i don't think they're looking to put down roots in the bay area and buy property right now. i would think, you know, look to corporate taxes for a lot of local benefit. but i wouldn't count on individuals providing the kind of revenue that california needs for the state budget. i would say if you own a lamb bo lamborghini or rolex outlet, you might be doing well. >> this is a company that's upped its profile on the political scene in the last yea
facebook profiles and they give facebook all the status, facebook uses that data to make lucrative advertising products. and they're selling like hot cakes. it's a big threat to everybody else and internet advertising. so that's why i think they're going to be around for a while. >> what's the sudden bumper crop of young -- sorry, carla. what's this bumper crop of young millionaires going to mean to the bay area? >> i think you said it, young millionaires. these shareholders skew...
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: the facebook i.p.o.-- it's the biggest hit for investment banking in years. we look at what it could mean for the sector. >> the lead is the position you want. the other companies will get fees, they'll add that to revenue, but the prestige of having that is what you strive for. >> susie: then, ben bernanke defends his decision to keep interest rates at record lows longer, and he warns lawmakers need to strike a balance between cutting the debt and spurring growth. it's "nightly business report" for thursday, february 2. this is "nightly business report" with susie gharib and tom hudson. "nightly business report" is made possible by: captioning sponsored by wpbt >> tom: good evening and thanks for joining us. a strong warning today from federal reserve chairman ben bernanke, and a pledge about reforms from the treasury secretary. first, susie, the fed chairman told a house panel the federal budget deficit is growing at an unsustainable and potentially dangerous rate. >> susie: tom, the fed chairman urged
: the facebook i.p.o.-- it's the biggest hit for investment banking in years. we look at what it could mean for the sector. >> the lead is the position you want. the other companies will get fees, they'll add that to revenue, but the prestige of having that is what you strive for. >> susie: then, ben bernanke defends his decision to keep interest rates at record lows longer, and he warns lawmakers need to strike a balance between cutting the debt and spurring growth. it's...
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we spend eight hours a month on facebook. used by a lot of people for a long time, but tv's really the answer. street poll was this, would you buy shares of facebook? go to facebook.com/cnbc to vote yes or no. you can like our facebook page while you're there. if you don't have facebook -- >> well. >> i had another website but i can't say it and i'm not losing the bet. >> the rumor has the mom and pops, the ones that get left out apparently as a mark of good will a thank you towards the people that made facebook a success. you're shaking your head. >> i want to say one thing. i know we're tight on time. brian, that was actually an exceptionally great analysis of some of the concerns out there. i will say that there are a lot of people out there wedbush's private share group just had a conference call on this. they're looking at it telling people they're looking at the opportunity here. >> we'll have more on facebook in just a second. in the meantime pol pore international on the rebound today. news one of its customers announ
we spend eight hours a month on facebook. used by a lot of people for a long time, but tv's really the answer. street poll was this, would you buy shares of facebook? go to facebook.com/cnbc to vote yes or no. you can like our facebook page while you're there. if you don't have facebook -- >> well. >> i had another website but i can't say it and i'm not losing the bet. >> the rumor has the mom and pops, the ones that get left out apparently as a mark of good will a thank you...
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facebook is becoming a remarkable -- it -- people spend a remarkable amount of time on facebook. that will only grow as more users sign up. >> what will users do if the facebook they have grown to know and love does not look like what they want to use any more? where else would they go? do you think facebook is too smart? >> their our competitors in the space. google is making a play. right now, there is nobody showing evidence of pulling away. every time facebook makes a move that alienate some of its users, they pull back a little bit. facebook has the remarkable hold on the public. >> describe what facebook will look like if this is a successful launch. >> i do not think users will see anything different right away. over time, users will continue to see more emphasis on facebook as the business. i do not think people like my mom, who uses facebook every day, realize it is a business. it is not just for us to play on an right to our friends on. over time, it will make people see in more advertising encroach on the website. >> we will be watching the public offering. great to ha
facebook is becoming a remarkable -- it -- people spend a remarkable amount of time on facebook. that will only grow as more users sign up. >> what will users do if the facebook they have grown to know and love does not look like what they want to use any more? where else would they go? do you think facebook is too smart? >> their our competitors in the space. google is making a play. right now, there is nobody showing evidence of pulling away. every time facebook makes a move that...
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facebook just moved into a new location. now it is asking the council if it can expand. >> we are looking to grow from 3600 to 6600 at that cam -- campus facility we have now in addition to building a campus across the street. we're moving into an existing building hoping to grow and create job there is as well as be successful in the future and able to grow across the street. >> reporter: the city council is expected to decide on that issue this summer. looks like facebook will be creating more jobs and millionaires out of some of its current employees if and when it goes public which is likely going to be three to four months from now it is expected to be a five billion dollar initial public offering, just a target that could change. the hope is that will translate into money spent around here on cars, homes. maybe on the tax base. a lot of excitement down here, all eyes on this company behind me, facebook. amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >>> 5:03. this saturday california's municipal redevelopment agencies disappear to help ba
facebook just moved into a new location. now it is asking the council if it can expand. >> we are looking to grow from 3600 to 6600 at that cam -- campus facility we have now in addition to building a campus across the street. we're moving into an existing building hoping to grow and create job there is as well as be successful in the future and able to grow across the street. >> reporter: the city council is expected to decide on that issue this summer. looks like facebook will be...
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facebook is becoming a remarkable -- it -- people spend a remarkable amount of time on facebook. that will only grow as more users sign up. >> what will users do if the facebook they have grown to know and love does not look like what they want to use any more? where else would they go? do you think facebook is too smart? >> their our competitors in the space. google is making a play. right now, there is nobody showing evidence of pulling away. every time facebook makes a move that alienate some of its users, they pull back a little bit. facebook has the remarkable hold on the public. >> describe what facebook will look like if this is a successful launch. >> i do not think users will see anything different right away. over time, users will continue to see more emphasis on facebook as the business. i do not think people like my mom, who uses facebook every day, realize it is a business. it is not just for us to play on an right to our friends on. over time, it will make people see in more advertising encroach on the website. >> we will be watching the public offering. great to ha
facebook is becoming a remarkable -- it -- people spend a remarkable amount of time on facebook. that will only grow as more users sign up. >> what will users do if the facebook they have grown to know and love does not look like what they want to use any more? where else would they go? do you think facebook is too smart? >> their our competitors in the space. google is making a play. right now, there is nobody showing evidence of pulling away. every time facebook makes a move that...
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on earth and in facebook. >> i follow you on twitter. >> that's nice. >> when my mom gets on facebook, you know that maybe something next is coming up. also facebook is not -- no, you know what i mean. >> she didn't mean it in a bad way. >> i don't even know how to do it. my mom knows how to upload pictures. >> i don't know how either. >> i loose look at some of these things, if you're a young person going to apply for a job, graduating from college, wouldn't one of the first things a new employer does, they google search you and go on the facebook to see what you've been up to. and i actually think that in some ways where facebook has led to some marriages failing issues i also think it led to some people not getting a job. >> absolutely. >> that's true. >> one quick point -- >> there is a lot of stalkers on there? >> no taxpayer bailouts for facebook whatsoever. >> they don't need it. it's american innovation. but the question today is, will it make you money if you buy into it? >> shall we move on? >> here is a math question. multiply 8 by 2, then divide it by 4 and subtract 3. wha
on earth and in facebook. >> i follow you on twitter. >> that's nice. >> when my mom gets on facebook, you know that maybe something next is coming up. also facebook is not -- no, you know what i mean. >> she didn't mean it in a bad way. >> i don't even know how to do it. my mom knows how to upload pictures. >> i don't know how either. >> i loose look at some of these things, if you're a young person going to apply for a job, graduating from college,...
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if you have any questions about the facebook ipo, go to cnbc's facebook page. i'll do a live q & a as soon as "power lunch" ends. >> excellent. >> everybody needs a virtual cow, don't you think? >> did you see how cold it was in california? come over to the east coast. >> i know. it's 60 degrees today. straight ahead as simon and i continue, no fireworks certainly, but still a steady climb for the markets this year. the s&p up 5%. nasdaq more than 9% higher. so far anyway. is this goldilocks market just right or forget the day-to-day and look long-term? >> in the meantime here's the action on the s&p sectors so far this thursday. down at the bottom health care, utilities, slightly defensive move there. and look at financials gaining again. tdd# 1-800-345-2550 i'm a serious trader. tdd# 1-800-345-2550 so, i want to trade at a place that really gets who i am tdd# 1-800-345-2550 and what i need. tdd# 1-800-345-2550 and still gives me a great price. tdd# 1-800-345-2550 at charles schwab, you get everything you need tdd# 1-800-345-2550 to trade your way. tdd# 1-800-
if you have any questions about the facebook ipo, go to cnbc's facebook page. i'll do a live q & a as soon as "power lunch" ends. >> excellent. >> everybody needs a virtual cow, don't you think? >> did you see how cold it was in california? come over to the east coast. >> i know. it's 60 degrees today. straight ahead as simon and i continue, no fireworks certainly, but still a steady climb for the markets this year. the s&p up 5%. nasdaq more than 9%...